We Built a Reef Aquarium For Only $275. Here's How We Did It!
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http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank We received requests from viewers like you to build a reef tank on a budget, so this episode is for you! We put together a nice nano reef for under $300. Get a full rundown of our equipment plus tips on cycling, stocking, and maintenance. Trust us: you’ll want to watch this one all the way until the end! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOP PRODUCTS FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE: Innovative Marine NUVO Fusion 10 Gallon Aquarium http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank1 Wave Point Blade Clamp-On LED Aquarium Light - 9” http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank2 AquaMaxx Eco-Rock Dry Live Rock - 10 lbs http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank3 CaribSea Ocean Direct Live Sand Original - 5 lbs http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank4 Hydor Koralia Nano Pump/Powerhead - 240 GPH http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank5 ViaAqua Quartz Glass Aquarium Heater - 50 Watts http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank6 Hamilton Dual Outlet Grounded Analog Timer http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank7 Chemi-Pure Blue Nano All-In-One Filter Media - 5 Pack http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank8 ** Seneye Reef Monitor and PAR Meter ** http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FISH APPROPRIATE FOR A NANO REEF TANK: Nano Fish: Small Size, BIG Personalities http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW MARINE DEPOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: MD on Facebook http://mdshop.us/MarineDepotFB MD on Instagram http://mdshop.us/MarineDepotIG MD on Twitter http://mdshop.us/MarineDepotTT MD on YouTube http://mdshop.us/MarineDepotYT ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE MORE TANKS IN OUR "AQUARIUMS" VIDEO PLAYLIST: http://mdshop.us/BudgetTank11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUDGET TANK BUILD CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES: There is no purchase necessary to enter to win our Budget Tank Build. Making a purchase will not enhance your odds of winning. To enter, subscribe to our YouTube channel and leave a comment on this episode about how you would stock the aquarium if you won (stocking means the fish, corals, and inverts you would keep in the tank). This contest starts 6/16/17 and ends 6/29/17. We will announce our winner on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts on 6/30/17. Proof of ownership of the Google/YouTube account may be required to claim prize. We will attempt to contact the winner via YouTube and/or through their Google account as well as provide our email address in all contest winner announcements. You must be a resident of the United States age 18 or older to win. Void where prohibited. The prize can only be shipped to an address within the U.S., no exceptions. We will not ship the prize to a P.O. Box or hotel. Your odds of winning depends on the number of entries we receive. One winner will will be randomly selected from all eligible entries using a random number generator. YouTube is NOT a sponsor of this contest. YouTube is released from all liablity relating to this contest. The only personally identifiable information collected for this contest will be the name, telephone number, and shipping address of our winner. Entries that do not adhere and agree to these rules and YouTube's Terms of Service will be disqualified. THE PRIZE (Budget Tank Build - Retail Value: $275.29): Innovative Marine NUVO Fusion 10 Gallon Aquarium Wave Point Blade Clamp-On LED Aquarium Light - 9” AquaMaxx Eco-Rock Dry Live Rock - 10 lbs CaribSea Ocean Direct Live Sand Original - 5 lbs Hydor Koralia Nano Pump/Powerhead - 240 GPH ViaAqua Quartz Glass Aquarium Heater - 50 Watts Hamilton Dual Outlet Grounded Analog Timer Chemi-Pure Blue Nano All-In-One Filter Media - 5 Pack YouTube Community Guidelines: http://mdshop.us/YouTubeCommunityGuidelines YouTube Terms of Service: http://mdshop.us/YouTubeTermsOfService Read More: http://mdshop.us/2sHBDgM
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2clown fishes is what I dreamed of owning
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Would a small live rock or the live sand not introduce 1000 more bacteria.
Keep up the good work, and if you ever find your self in Sweden, you have a standing invitation to come and look at my 2300 liter DT (4k system) that is cycling this "summer".
I have been with Marine Depot for over 11 years and I have been keeping aquariums for just about 20 years! Thanks again for tuning in and feel free to let us know if you have more questions.
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If I won this Nuvo 10 gallon aquarium, I would first add live sand with beneficial bacteria and life rock from CaribSea for additional bacteria boosts. The first fish you add should be hardier and inexpensive in case your water parameters are not ready for livestock. I would recommend clownfish, gobies, shrimp and/or firefish. In my case, I would add two Wyoming white clownfish (which I've had experience with) and a firefish for additional color. I would add also 5 hermit crabs and five cleaner snails and a cleaner shrimp. For coral, I would add some assorted zoanthids to begin with and then some LPS such as hammers and acan lords and even a rose bubble tip anemone for the clownfish pair.
Good Luck to all contestants and thank you Marine Depot for the great video as usual!
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Skunk cleaner shrimp
For fish a pair of firefish or single 6 line wrasse or fairy wrasse
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And some live rock with different corals (obviously work well with anemones)and that's all because I would hate to overcrowd them :)
Small coral and maybe one small fish!
Yay
I would outfit the tank with the following:
Echinophyllia aspera - "Tron" Chalice
Echinophyllia sp. - Yellow Eye Chalice
Cyphastrea sp. - "Purple People Eater" Cyphastrea
Leptastrea sp. - Orange Leptastrea
Sympodium sp - Blue/Green Sympodium
Ricordea florida - "Blue Florida" Ricordea
Discosoma sp. - "Blue Spot Red" Discosoma
Green Clown Goby
Royal Gramma Basslet
Six Line Wrasse
Whitespotted Pygmy Filefish
Blue Tuxedo Urchin
Bumble Bee Snails
Peppermint Shrimp
Pederson cleaner shrimps
Nassarius Snails
Orange Chestnut Turbo Snails
Happy reef keeping!
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After having a couple of kids I sadly left the hobby behind and this would totally be an amazing way to introduce them to this gorgeous world.
I would keep it simple with a pair of clowns and a peppermint shrimp.
Good luck all.
Recently I began looking into reef and coral tanks. I am still so new I am not sure what I would stock a tank with but would initially look at invertebrates like fire shrimp, snails and maybe an urchin. I am very interested in corals but I have not remotely decided which way to go first.
I am very interested in nano fish but that's too far away at the moment... I had not thought to actually get a saltwater tank until next year.
If I Won I would have a pair of classic clown fish that i love the bright orange color of and later down the line I would look into adding a Goby such as the Rainford's Goby. Eventually down the line i would try doing beginner corals :D
As for saving money, don`t cheap out. Instead buy quality, don`t cut corners but you can budget.
Keep up the good work!
The corals would all be from World Wide Corals (WWC). The corals I would pick are green star polyps, neon galaxea corals, and cherry blastomussa.
if I win I would like 2 clown fish
I am an aquarist that has been in the aquarium hobby for a mere 10 years. Along the way there have been ups and downs, but also rewarding moments. I have mostly been part of the freshwater planted aquarium hobby, but i have started to lean towards the salwater side of the hobby. I love the sea and everything in it, but i yet have to setup a saltwater tank. Research after research has finally made me decide what to setup. I love the look of nano aquariums and how they balance out to be an incredible piece of living art. The stocking would be a pistol shrimp and goby pair with the classic ocellaris clownfish pair. Corals would be a pulsing xenya, Elegance coral, and the beautiful rasta zoanthids.
Thank you Marine Depot for this wonderful oppurtunity.